Health Justice Partnership

The Health Justice Partnership is currently in transition. In the interim, please call CHCLC on 5331 5999 to organise an appropriate appointment or referral.

A partnership between:

Proudly funded by:

Where to receive assistance

12 Lilburne StreetLucas 3350

About the partnership

What is a Health-Justice Partnership?

The premise of the HJP is that young people will address their health issues before they address their legal problems and that unresolved legal problems can have an adverse impact on the health of the young person. This program seeks to address the health and legal issues for young people with the establishment of program to be delivered at BCH by a lawyer from CHCLC. The lawyer appointed to the project is Caleb Leitmanis.

Why a Health-Justice Partnership?

Young people, in particular those with mental health, drug and alcohol issues, have a high incidence of interaction with the criminal justice system.

In Victoria, young people most commonly have a high incidence of multiple legal problems, yet they are ‘more likely to handle their legal problem without seeking advice’ (Coumarelos et al., 2012, p.226).

The literature suggests that providing legal services in partnership with health care providers can have a beneficial impact on the health of disadvantaged people and potentially reduce overall public health costs.

Find out more about the Health-Justice Partnership between BCH, FedUni and CHCLC here.